AOC attacks GOP rape survivor Nancy Mace for silencing rape survivors Print this article
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez s Instagram diatribe about her experience during last month s storming of the Capitol, her Republican neighbor just two offices down in the Cannon House Office Building pointed out her recollection was embellished. Rep. Nancy Mace, the freshman South Carolina congresswoman, noted on Twitter that no insurrectionists made it to their hallway, a point that Ocasio-Cortez didn t expressly make (she said that people she thought were rioters turned out to be U.S. Capitol Police), but that some in the media had sensationalized as fact.
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Michael Tracey Blasts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez s Emotional Manipulation, Faces Backlash
On 2/2/21 at 8:17 AM EST
Journalist Michael Tracey has come under fire for his response to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez s Instagram video detailing her experience of the Capitol riots.
Tracey wrote on Twitter: Good to know that any loopy delusion expounded by a politician must now be respected and believed under the aegis of trauma
Good to know that any loopy delusion expounded by a politician must now be respected and believed under the aegis of trauma Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 2, 2021
In response to a tweet about Ocasio-Cortez revealing in the same video that she is a survivor of sexual assault, Tracey said: This is a masterclass in emotional manipulation a genuine political/rhetorical skill. Gotta hand it to her.
By Zak Hudak AOC recalls harrowing Capitol riot experience
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in recounting her harrowing experience of the January 6 riots at the Capitol, said publicly for the first time that she is a sexual assault survivor and said that being told to move on from the riots last month reminded her of the tactics of abusers. These folks who tell us to move on, that it s not a big deal, that we should forget what happened or even telling us to apologize these are the same tactics of abusers, she said. And I m a survivor of sexual assault.
By Zak Hudak, CBS News 7:09 AM PST, February 2, 2021 Jim Bennett/WireImage
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in recounting her harrowing experience of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, said publicly for the first time that she is a sexual assault survivor and said that being told to move on from the riots last month reminded her of the tactics of abusers. These folks who tell us to move on, that it s not a big deal, that we should forget what happened or even telling us to apologize these are the same tactics of abusers, she said. And I m a survivor of sexual assault.